I felt so good about this month's edition of 5 Things We're Watching that I hit send before it was ready... I guess what this shows is that we're a dedicated group of folks that are trying to get good content out quickly - even if sometimes we mess up...[ Read More ]

The legislative session is now underway. So, among our 5 Things in this issue, we feature one of the most consequential bills you may not have heard about: Rep. Jinkins' legislation to create a long term care benefit for all Washingtonians. It's a national trend setter, with states like California watching the...[ Read More ]

The energy of the legislative session is now upon us, joined by the energy of a new waiver, a new gubernatorial term, and new public servants in the Capitol. It feels like a contradictory time of both relative calm in health policy and of some energy. So, we've got 5...[ Read More ]

We hosted our Convening Panel meeting this week ahead of our 2019 Utah State of Reform Health Policy Conference coming up on April 24th. It was a high energy conversation with some of the most important policy makers and market executives in Utah - and one I was tremendously honored to host....[ Read More ]

While it's true that California leads the nation on policy in a number of ways, it feels like we are particularly on the cusp of that being the case with health care in 2019. With the Democratic nomination process for 2020 about to start, and health care becoming central to that...[ Read More ]

I am looking forward to seeing some of you at the Jan. 24th Kitzhaber Lectureship on Health Policy. Don Berwick will speaking at The Foundation for Medical Excellence's annual event. Until then, here are 5 Things We're watching in Oregon healthcare for January 2019. With help from Sara Gentzler, Marjie High and...[ Read More ]